Young Trojans look for repeat trip to NCAA Final Four, their home 3 of last 4 years.

CAREER: He has 46 digs while appearing in 27 matches (starting 9) in his career ...

2015: Varni figures to start at libero as a junior in 2015 ... He is a USC captain ...

2014: Varni saw action in 10 matches as a sophomore backup libero in 2014 ... Overall in 2014, he had 8 digs ...

2013: He started USC's first 9 matches at libero as a first-year freshman in 2013, then served as a backup the rest of the season ... Overall in 2013 while appearing in 17 matches, he had 38 digs (including a career-high 8 at UC Irvine) ...

HIGH SCHOOL: He made the 2012 Volleyball Magazine All-American first team, Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 list, All-CIF Division I first team, South Bay Daily Breeze All-Area first team and All-Bay League Defensive Player of the Year as a libero at Mira Costa High in Manhattan Beach (Calif.) ... He had 341 digs in 2012 ... Mira Costa won the 2012 CIF Division I title ... As a 2010 sophomore at Mira Costa, his team was the CIF Division I runner-up ... Current Trojans Christopher Orenic, Riley Mallon and Connor Inlow also prepped at Mira Costa ...

PERSONAL: He helped lead his Southern California Volleyball Club team to the 2012 U.S. Junior Olympics 18 Open Gold Division silver medal, as well as the 2011 U.S. Junior Olympics 17 Open Gold Division gold medal while making the All-Tournament team ... He is a communication major at USC with a B average (3.10 GPA) ... Birthdate is Sept. 22, 1993.